The veteran's cause of death was due to arrhythmia, which became service-connected on October 7, 2004. The claim for an earlier effective date is denied as the earliest possible effective date based on the presumption of service connection has been granted.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than the amendment that added arrhythmia to the list of presumptive conditions for former POWs, which occurred October 7, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0804343
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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